I don't remember if the McIntosh amplifiers are Class A/B or Class B however, if you don't think you will need the extra 3 dB of headroom provided by the MC 2100 and MC 2105, then I would suggest the MC 50's (need 2 since they are mono blocks), MC 250 or MC 2505 for Klipschorns. I suspect that the McIntosh engineers/designers may have been more comfortable with transformers and the resulting sound may have been more palpable to the typical McIntosh customer at the time. I believe that the autoformer (essentially the same as a transformer) may bring some of the qualities of the older tube sound that seems to be popular with those using this series of MC amplifier.
While I've been exploring low power Class A SS Mosfet & JFET amplifiers and low power single-ended Class A tube amplifiers, I'm also a fan of the first generation McIntosh SS amplifiers with the autoformer output (MC 50 - mono blocks, MC 250, MC 2505, MC 2100, MC 2105 ).
I'm not sure what amplifier you would be comparing to the McIntosh to determine an improvement and what you would consider an improvement however, I will try to provide an overview of my experience with McIntosh. But I am hoping for a sound improvement also.
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